Project 20181 support ship

Akademik Kovalev (Project 20181 / Project 20180TV) is a seagoing armament support ship in service the Russian Navy. The vessel can carry the Kamov Ka-27 helicopter or its versions.

Class overview
Name	Project 20181
Builders	Zvezdochka Shipyard, Severodvinsk
Operators	Russian Navy
Subclasses	Project 20180 Project 20183
Built	20011–present
In commission	2013–present
Planned	4
Building	1
Completed	3
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Tugboat (Project 20180) Ammunition ship (Project 20181) Research vessel (Project 20183)
Displacement	5,500 tons (full load) (Project 20180) 6,300 tons (full load) (Project 20181) 5,400 tons (full load) (Project 20183)
Length	96 m (315 ft) (Project 20180) 107.6 m (353 ft) (Project 20181)
Beam	17.8 m (58 ft)
Draught	9.3 m (31 ft)
Propulsion	2 x 3265 hp KL6538В-AS06 electric motors 4 x 1680 kW diesel-generators 2 x 1080 kW diesel-generators 2 x azipods 2 x bow thrusters
Speed	14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Capacity	8 x ballistic missiles (Project 20181)
Complement	65 (Project 20180) 60 (Project 20181)
Aviation facilities	1 x helipad

It was the first ship of these 20181 class, a subcalss of Project 20180 and commissioned in 2015. It is deployed at the Pacific Fleet.

Variants

• Project 20180 tugboat
• Project 20181 ammunition ship